- Praise God for:
- An excellent furlough. We have been very blessed by our time in Montana.
- Our girls are showing interest in spiritual things beyond what we are teaching them
- God's provision and blessing every day!
- Pray for:
- Our return to Bolivia in early March - another big transition
- The start of a new year at Etnos, mid-February
- That we would reintegrate ourselves quickly and effectively into the Etnos campus
- Effective ways to deepen our relationships in Bolivia, both in and out of Etnos
Updated April 21, 2015
- Praise God for:
- A successful start to the 2015 Etnos program with 7 returning students and 4 new students
- An encouraging time with Nathan's parents who were here for 3 months
- A successful kitchen remodel (and we maintained our sanity too!) Click here for details/photos
- The girls are learning well and enjoying homeschool. Click here for details/photos
- The girls have also grown incredibly in their use of Spanish
- Pray for:
- Discipline and devotion in our personal walks with Christ
- That we would be a good example of Godly marriage to the young couples and singles too
- Faithfulness to disciple on a personal level, not just academic
- Our preparations to return to the US for an 8-month visit in June
Updated November 24, 2014
- Praise God for:
- A good year of teaching and discipleship coming to a close. We have learned a lot!
- We have gotten fairly well integrated into the life of the Etnos campus
- His continued guidance in this ministry
- Encouraging developments in the personal ministries of both Nathan and Kaylee
- The girls (especially Anne) have advanced greatly in their understanding and use of Spanish
- Pray for most of the earlier requests (below) and add these:
- That our summer break would be productive as we work on fixing up the house, prepare for next year's classes, and do other projects (classes start again on February 9, 2015)
- Safety for our students and fellow staff as they travel home over the holidays
- Two of our current students are unsure of whether they are going to return for the final year of the program. Please pray that the Lord would give them wisdom as they seek counsel and make decisions about their future.
- For the new students that will (Lord willing) be joining us in February, that they would get the support they need to be able to live and study here
- We don't have any friends our age, other than the students
Updated: February 8, 2014
- Praise God for:
- His guidance
- showing us our current ministry position
- His grace and mercy
- Pray for:
- us as we join the staff at Etnos (a missionary training center for South American students).
- Nathan as he teaches missionary students.
- unity among the staff.
- unity between our family, our leadership on the field, and all of the churches involved in our ministry.
- our girls as they work on understanding and learning Spanish.
- Kaylee and the girls as they homeschool.
- an opportunity to get involved in our local church.
- us as we get to know our new location.
- for endurance to run this race!
